Unwritten Rules For A Ceaseless Journey bevat drie nummers (van telkens een kwartier) die gecomponeerd werden voor de dansvoorstelling Revoluções van choreografe Né Barros. Deze onderverdeling in stukken is niet toevallig, want ze belichamen de formele idealisaties van de drie beslissende lagen der tijd: verleden, heden en toekomst. Hiervoor verantwoordelijk zijn Haarvöl, een collectief uit …
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Francisco López & Miguel A. GarcÃa’s “Ekkert Nafn†reviewed by Toneshift
These two artists spent time collecting a pool of sounds together before individually exploring their own direction with them. The album title, Ekkert Nafn, is a mash-up of two Icelandic words that effectively translate as “no nameâ€, and this abstract, mysterious title is certainly fitting for the release here on the Cronica label. Francisco López contributes an extended, …
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Francisco López & Miguel A. GarcÃa’s “Ekkert Nafn†reviewed by Silence And Sound
Ekkert Nafn qui signifie en islandais « sans nom », est un split album sur lequel les artistes Francisco López et Miguel A. GarcÃa aka Xedh, proposent un titre chacun, intitulé Untitled #351 pour le premier, et Applainessads pour le second. Composés à partir de field recordings, par la suite retravaillés et agencés via des procédés digitaux, les deux tracks forment un tout, dont chaque élément semble se …
Francisco López & Miguel A. GarcÃa’s “Ekkert Nafn†reviewed by Nitestylez
Put on the circuit as a joined forces collaboration between the labels Cronica and Tronicdisease on May 21st, 2k19 is “Ekkert Nafn”, a split album produced by experimental music legend Francisco Lopez and Bilbao-based sound artist Miguel A. Garcia. Opening with Lopez’ nearly 32 minutes spanning “Untitled #351” we’re drawn into a cold fusion of clean, sterile sonic events …
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Francisco López & Miguel A. GarcÃa’s “Ekkert Nafn†reviewed by Fluid Sonic Fluctuations
Welcome to another new review in the Fluid Label Focus series on the Crónica label in which today I’m reviewing an album that I received as a review copy on CD from Crónica quite by surprise. With many review copies nowadays coming in in digital format through the email or other ways, finding an extra …
@c’s “Espaço, Pausa, Repetição†reviewed by Fluid Sonic Fluctuations
Welcome to the 18th review in my ever continuing series on the Crónica label in which today I’m reviewing the new @c album Espaço, Pausa, Repetição which was released early this month. The album forms a bit of an anniversary for the label, being release 150 in total and also at the same time celebrating …
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@c’s “Espaço, Pausa, Repetição†reviewed by Vital Weekly
There is quite a story behind this release by @C, the duo of Pedro Tudela and Miguel Carvalhais, who are also behind the Cronica Electronica label. The music here is part of a new work for the Exhibitions Pavilion of the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto (still going until June) and …
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Francisco López & Miguel A. GarcÃa’s “Ekkert Nafn†reviewed by Badd Press
Artists who produce instrumental music – or to put it more precisely, music that doesn’t feature vocals – are often asked how they decide on titles. At the risk of sounding elitist, that always struck me as one of the dumber questions in music journalism. Sure, not all music lends itself naturally to a pithy …
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LuÃs Antero & Darius ÄŒiuta’s “Sound†reviewed by Neural
Just two tracks, “Gâ€, twenty minutes long, and “Sâ€, thirty-three minutes and thirty-six seconds. It’s this the debut of the duo LuÃs Antero e Darius ÄŒiuta for Crónica. The album is the result of a very personal exploratory process that seems to question the intimate and abstract nature of the sounds. As a result, the …
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Haarvöl + Xoán-Xil López’s “Unwritten Rules for a Ceaseless Journey†reviewed by Music Map
Gli Haarvöl sono una formazione elettronica e sperimentale portoghese che nel 2012 ha avviato un progetto ambizioso, con il quale tentano di esplorare le proprietà del suono per creare ambientazioni cinematiche. Qualche mese fa, il trio ha collaborato con Xoán-Xil López, musicista e sound artist originario della Galizia, anch’egli già impegnato in alcuni progetti sperimentali. …